Philippines · DAY TRIPS IN PALAWAN
The good day trips in Palawan sell out first and the great ones sell out in the dry season. Below: the 5 to lock in early, what each includes, and how they differ once you are on the water.
Review of Puerto Princesa’s Underground River tour, with boat rides, cave wildlife, Filipino buffet lunch, optional zipline, and practical tips.
“Great day out. We did the zip line and Mangrove tour first, then ate, and then finished the day with the underground river. It was absolutely beautiful! There were monkeys and monitor lizards as well!”
Review of Puerto Princesa’s Underground River day trip, with boat rides, cave sights, lunch, delays, optional zipline, and practical booking advice.
“It would be hard to screw up something as incredible as the underground river so I recommend this trip! The guides were very communicative about expectations for wait times, the drive over was comfortable and they were very on top of picking me up at the airport and making sure everyone got to where they needed to go after the trip. The reason this isn't a five star review is because the wording was a little misleading regarding the "forest walk" in the national park. We were told that we would get to go on a hike and what we did was not a hike at all (200M walk from…”
Explore Palawan’s UNESCO-listed Underground River from Puerto Princesa with hotel pickup, boat rides, an audio guide, and forest views.
“It was great, the waits were very long but it was worth it”
Review of Port Barton from Puerto Princesa, with turtle snorkeling, four island stops, BBQ lunch, costs, travel time, and practical tips.
“Port Barton é maravilhoso, mas extremamente cansativo ir e voltar de Purto Princesa .. ideal ficar um ou dois dias no destino”
Review of a Puerto Princesa to El Nido day trip with lagoons, beaches, snorkeling, kayaking, costs, timing, and practical tips.
“I’d give zero if i could, it’s a TOTAL WASTE of money and time. We book this thinking that it would help us first to save some money, and then to enjoy more the time in Palawan. But it was actually a shame. They write the things included, but they dont say that it means “we include offering you for a price”, not that you already paid. It was so frustrating and disappointing. Then we where supposed to leave at 5 pm, spoiler, we ended up leaving at 7:30 pm, no communication at all with the agency, and the driver was the rudest, he just kept us waiting even though…”
